After that, four monthly beta releases were planned, beginning in May, the last one of them reaching platform stability in August, with general availability coming shortly after that.

[5][22] In October 2021, Google announced Android 12L, an interim release of Android 12 including improvements specific for foldable phones, tablets, desktop-sized screens[23] and Chromebooks, and modifications to the user interface to tailor it to larger screens.

[29][31] The screen magnifier feature now allows partial magnification via a floating window, and can also be configured to follow text inputs.

[34] The Core Splashscreen Jetpack library backports this functionality for older Android versions.

[31] A new API known as HapticGenerator allows the OS to generate haptic feedback from audio on compatible devices.

[35] A "rich content insertion" API eases the ability to transfer formatted text and media between apps, such as via the clipboard.

[36] OS-level machine learning functions are sandboxed within the "Android Private Compute Core", which is expressly prohibited from accessing networks.

[29] Controls to prevent apps from using the camera and microphone system-wide have been added to the quick settings toggles.